Natives Made for the Shade
Use native perennials and shrubs to add seasonal interest and color to the edge of your woodland or plant in shady areas.
Ferns
- Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
- Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
- Goldie's Fern (goldiana goldiana)
- Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana)
- Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
- Ostrich Fern (Matteucia struthiopteris)
- Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)
- Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- Spinulose shield fern (carhusiana carhusiana)
Herbaceous Perennials
- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
- Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
- Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana)
- False Rue Anemone (Isopyrum biternatum)
- Golden Ragwort (Senecio aureus)
- Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans)
- Sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba)
- Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
- Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
- Squaw-weed (Senecio obovatus)
- Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
- Wild Sweet William (Phlox divaricata)
- Woodland spiderwort (Tradescantia ernestiana)
- Yellow Trout Lilly (Erythornium americanum)
Shrubs
- Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)
- Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)
- Indian Cherry (Rhamnus caroliniana)
- Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)
- Nannyberry viburnum (Viburnum lentago)
- Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus)
- Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
- Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
- Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Spring Ephemeral
- Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
- Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)
Trees
- American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
- Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
- Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
- Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata)
Vines
- Dutchman's Pipe-vine (Aristolochia tomentosa)
- Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
